Many leaders develop their skills through a blend of hands-on experience and formal training, encountering challenges that range from achieving inspiring goals to steering through murky waters. Since effective leadership principles often transcend both time and organizational contexts, there’s great value in learning from each other.
Join us for a conversation with two of the most prominent academic administrators of recent decades: Professor Emerita Dame Alison Richard and Professor Peter Salovey, President Emeritus of Yale. Alison and Peter will share their perspectives and insights on leadership, drawn from their own experiences as a university vice-chancellor and president.
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Length: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Virtual; held via Zoom
Who should attend:
- Leaders and aspiring leaders seeking inspiration and practical lessons, inside or outside academia
- University administrators, faculty, and staff
- Anyone eager to learn from two renowned academic leaders
Cost: Free
Meet the speakers
Alison Richard, Ph.D
Senior Research Scientist, Anthropology; Franklin Muzzy Crosby Professor Emerita of the Human Environment
Former Provost of Yale University; Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Dame Alison Richard received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology at Cambridge University, and her doctorate from London University. In 1972, she joined the faculty of Yale University, where she became Professor of Anthropology in 1986, chairing the Department of Anthropology from 1986 to 1990, and later serving as Director of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, where she oversaw one of the most important university natural history collections in the USA. From 1994-2002, she served as Provost of Yale, with operational responsibility for the University’s financial and academic programs and planning. In 1998 she was named the Franklin Muzzy Crosby Professor of the Human Environment.
From 2003-2010, Professor Richard was Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, a position carrying the responsibilities of university president. During her tenure, she led several major changes in university policy, reorganized management of the University’s endowment, expanded Cambridge’s global partnerships, and launched and completed a billion pound fund-raising campaign. Her achievements received recognition in 2010, when she was awarded a DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire) for her services to Higher Education.
See Alison Richard’s full bio here.
Peter Salovey, Ph.D
Sterling Professor of Psychology; Professor of Management, Public Health, & Sociology
President of Yale University 2013–2024
Peter Salovey is the Sterling Professor of Psychology and holds secondary faculty appointments in the School of Management, the School of Public Health, the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, and the Department of Sociology. He founded and directed the Health, Emotion, and Behavior Laboratory, which has since become the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. The center conducts research on the psychological significance and function of human moods and emotions, the theory and measurement of emotional intelligence, and the effectiveness of evidence-based programs designed to teach emotional intelligence.
Peter Salovey also served as the 23rd president of Yale University, with his presidential term spanning from July 2013 to June 2024. To learn more, please visit Peter Salovey’s biography.
Meet the facilitator: Laura Freebairn-Smith is a Partner and co-founder at OPG. Her specialty is assisting leaders in realizing the full potential of their organizations through humanistic and analytical practices, while offering guidance in the redesign of infrastructure, the creation of strategic plans, and with organizational development.
